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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate former Naperville
4 resident, graduate of Eastern Illinois University, and head
5 coach of the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton, on leading his
6 team to a victory in Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Sean Payton was born on December 29, 1963 in San
8 Mateo, California; he is a 1982 graduate of Naperville Central
9 High School in Naperville; he attended and graduated from
10 Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, where he played
11 quarterback and had 10,665 passing yards, the third highest in
12 Division I-AA history; he was inducted into the Eastern
13 Illinois University Hall of Fame in 2000; and
 
14     WHEREAS, He was a three-time all-America selection at
15 Eastern Illinois University and had a brief professional career
16 in Arena Football with the Chicago Bruisers, and in Canadian
17 Football with the Ottawa Rough Riders; he played briefly in the
18 National Football League (NFL), with the Chicago Bears in 1987;
19 and
 
20     WHEREAS, Sean Payton's coaching career includes: coaching
21 with the University of Illinois, quarterbacks in 1996; from
22 1994 to 1995 coaching at Miami University as the offensive

 

 

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1 coordinator; coaching the runningbacks at San Diego State in
2 1992 and 1993; in 1990 and 1991 he coached the
3 quarterbacks/receivers at Indiana State; and in 1988 and 1989
4 he coached at San Diego State as the offensive assistant; and
 
5     WHEREAS, His NFL coaching career includes serving as the
6 New Orleans Saints head coach from 2006 to the present; from
7 2003 to 2005 with the Dallas Cowboys as assistant head coach,
8 quarterbacks; from 2000 to 2002 as the New York Giants
9 offensive coordinator; in 1999 with the New York Giants,
10 coaching quarterbacks; and in 1997 and 1998 with the
11 Philadelphia Eagles, coaching quarterbacks; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Every year since 2006, when he became the Saints'
13 head coach, Sean Payton invites members of the Naperville
14 Central High School coaching staff, past and present, to attend
15 training camp, and he has donated equipment and gear to the
16 school; and
 
17     WHEREAS, During his career with the New Orleans Saints, he
18 has been named Coach of the Year by the Associated Press, Pro
19 Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America, The Sporting
20 News, and the Maxwell Club; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Sean Payton is married to Beth, and they have two
22 children, Meghan and Connor; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Sean Payton and wish him continued success for
4 years to come; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton as a
7 symbol of our respect and esteem.